Moto C Plus Specs, Features and Price in Nigeria

Check Out the Detailed Specification of Motorola Moto C Plus

Moto C Plus is part of the Moto C Family with it’s predecessor being Moto C. It has 5.0-inch screen with 66.2% screen-to-body ratio with a micro-textured back cover. It also comes with a Dual Nano SIM Slot.

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what is the Moto C Plus? Who is it aimed at? Lenovo claims that the C Plus is aimed at the youth who want an affordable smartphone with excellent battery life, the latest software, expandable storage and a premium design. So basically, the whole package. That is a pretty high standard to set.

So does the Moto C Plus succeed on these counts? It does achieve some of the goals Lenovo set out to achieve with it, but also stumbles quite a bit on others. The other challenge that the phone faces is the strong competition in this segment. T

There are phones like the Xiaomi Redmi 4, which seem to make all the right compromises in order to achieve their low price tag. So how does Motorola competes in the segment? The company is banking on the combination of stock Android and great battery life to help it fight. Does it succeed? Let’s find out.

Let’s get one thing clear right off the bat – the Moto C Plus does not look or feel very premium. The smartphone is constructed out of plastic and is quite chunky and heavy. Its primary competitor on the other hand, the Redmi 4, comes with a sleek metal body and does not look like a smartphone that costs less than 7,000 rupees. But then Redmi 4 is more of an exception in this price bracket.

he Moto C Plus comes with a metal-like ring around the front fascia, which is actually made of plastic and looks a little tacky – the smartphone would have been better off without it. The smartphone is also quite thick. While many would point that down to the massive 4,000mAh battery – the Redmi 4 also comes with a similarly sized battery and is much slimmer.

with this out of the way, let’s talk about where Motorola has succeeded with the Moto C Plus’s design. While the smartphone does not exude premiumness in the traditional sense, it is built very well and feels extremely solid. It reminds me of old Nokia phones and feels like it could be used for self defence. The rear also has a nice textured finish which feels good and improves grip considerably

The smartphone does not feel delicate at all and looks like it could withstand a beating or two. In fact, during my week of use, it fell (quite badly I must add) multiple times and emerged without even a single deep scratch on the back. The tacky metal-like ring however was a different story. With the Moto C Plus, it seems like Motorola is focusing more on functionality over form and that will appeal to people who care more about durability than premium looks.

the front is an all glass affair and there are capacitive keys for home, back and recent applications under the display. The keys are not backlit sadly. Above the display is the rear camera, front LED flash and the earpiece. A fingerprint sensor is conspicuous by its absence on the Moto C Plus which is disappointing considering the Xiaomi Redmi 4 comes with one.

The Moto C Plus also comes without a proximity sensor which is a major omission in today’s times. Rarely any smartphone is launched without such a basic and important feature. This makes taking calls a frustrating experience as sometimes the display just refuses to switch off leading to unwanted touches with your ear. Why Lenovo would choose to cut costs by removing such an essential feature is very puzzling and disappointing.

On the back, there is the primary camera alongside the LED flash under which is the trademark batwing Motorola logo. The single loudspeaker on the bottom is surprisingly loud and clear. Yes, as is with most smartphone speakers, it is a little shrill but thankfully it does not distort at high volumes.

Display will neither thrill, nor disappoint
The Moto C Plus comes with a 5-inch 720p display which is fairly average – viewing angles could be better and so could the touch response – apps sometimes take two or three touches to open and every action seems to be a bit delayed. The maximum brightness also leaves a lot to be desired and is inadequate to deal with bright sunlight.

Stock Android barely makes up for poor internals
When it comes to core hardware , the Moto C Plus is not a powerhouse by any stretch of the imagination. The specifications are fairly ho-hum – a Mediatek MT6737 processor clocked at 1.3GHz, the Mali – T720 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded by only 32GB

Now the Moto C Plus does have an ace up its sleeve, a killer feature that is offered by no other smartphone at this price range, not even the Redmi 4 – stock Android. What is the benefit of stock Android and how is it different from let’s say Xiaomi’s MIUI that runs on the Redmi 4? Stock Android is lean and optimised and comes without any of the bloat and unwanted applications found on OEM skins like MIUI and Samsung’s TouchWiz.

t is very refreshing to see Stock Android in a smartphone priced below 7,000 rupees – there is no bloat, UI elements are smooth and Google Assistant is also on board which performs quite well. The software on the Moto C Plus is actually closer to stock Android than that on Moto”s expensive smartphones as it does not come with the ‘Moto’ app and the subsequent gestures associated with it like twist to open the camera and karate chop to turn on the flashlight.

Ironically, the smartphone seems to handle casual games like Subway surfers and Asphalt Nitro quite well without any frame rate drops to speak off. Intensive games like Asphalt 8 however are best left untouched as they are playable only in the lowest settings.